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Ancient Akkadian Obelisk: The Maništūšu Stele — A 4,200-year-old black basalt monument from Mesopotamia, covered in cuneiform inscriptions recording royal land grants by King Maništūšu, son of Sargon of Akkad. One of the earliest detailed records of property ownership.

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Ancient Akkadian Obelisk: The Maništūšu Stele — A 4,200-year-old black basalt monument from Mesopotamia, covered in cuneiform inscriptions recording royal land grants by King Maništūšu, son of Sargon of Akkad. One of the earliest detailed records of property ownership.

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Neo-Assyrian bas-relief depicting ships carrying and dragging cedar logs from Lebanon, guided by protective deities. Court in Dur-Sharrukin, present day Khorsabad, the unfinished capital city of Sargon II, c. 700 BCE. Mesopotamian lands were poor in stone and forest, so...

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Neo-Assyrian bas-relief depicting ships carrying and dragging cedar logs from Lebanon, guided by protective deities. Court in Dur-Sharrukin, present day Khorsabad, the unfinished capital city of Sargon II, c. 700 BCE. Mesopotamian lands were poor in stone and forest, so...

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This cruciform monument from Iraq, claims to be a record of grants and privileges bestowed by the Akkadian king Manishtushu upon the Shamash Temple, but it's actually an ancient forgery, most likely created during the Neo-Babylonian period

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This cruciform monument from Iraq, claims to be a record of grants and privileges bestowed by the Akkadian king Manishtushu upon the Shamash Temple, but it's actually an ancient forgery, most likely created during the Neo-Babylonian period

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Detail of the Frieze of Lions, a decorative glazed-brick frieze from the first court of Darius I’s palace at Susa, Persian Empire, 500 BC. A declaration of royal power embodied in the king of beasts. Its iconography and composition was most markedly Mesopotamian...

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Detail of the Frieze of Lions, a decorative glazed-brick frieze from the first court of Darius I’s palace at Susa, Persian Empire, 500 BC. A declaration of royal power embodied in the king of beasts. Its iconography and composition was most markedly Mesopotamian...

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The first recorded chemists were 2 women named Tapputi and -ninu . This 3200-year-old clay tablet, from Iraq, describes them as perfume-makers from Assur, one of the cities in ancient Mesopotamia. Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin

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The first recorded chemists were 2 women named Tapputi and -ninu . This 3200-year-old clay tablet, from Iraq, describes them as perfume-makers from Assur, one of the cities in ancient Mesopotamia. Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin

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A kuphar is a type of coracle or round boat traditionally used on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in ancient and modern Mesopotamia. The top image is an Assyrian relief dating back to 700-692 BCE and depicts a kuphar, while the bottom one is an old photo of a kuphar in Baghdad in 1932

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A kuphar is a type of coracle or round boat traditionally used on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in ancient and modern Mesopotamia. The top image is an Assyrian relief dating back to 700-692 BCE and depicts a kuphar, while the bottom one is an old photo of a kuphar in Baghdad in 1932

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Assyrian Gypsum Wall-panel Relief showing a Colossal Lion Statue , which once guarded the entrance to the Temple of Ishtar from Nimrud . The cuneiform inscriptions on the statue mentions the name of King Ashurnasirpal II as the temple's builder.

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Assyrian Gypsum Wall-panel Relief showing a Colossal Lion Statue , which once guarded the entrance to the Temple of Ishtar from Nimrud . The cuneiform inscriptions on the statue mentions the name of King Ashurnasirpal II as the temple's builder.

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Statue of a Molossian Dog; this Roman replica of a Greek original depicts one of the ancient world’s most versatile dog breeds, renowned for its exceptional strength as a fearsome war and hunting hound, as well as a dedicated guardian of property and livestock, c. 100 AD

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Statue of a Molossian Dog; this Roman replica of a Greek original depicts one of the ancient world’s most versatile dog breeds, renowned for its exceptional strength as a fearsome war and hunting hound, as well as a dedicated guardian of property and livestock, c. 100 AD

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The 4000-year-old Harput relief, now housed at the Elazig City Museum in Turkey, was discovered by chance in 2016. This 4-ton limestone relief depicts the conquest of a fortress and the arrival of prisoners before the king

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The 4000-year-old Harput relief, now housed at the Elazig City Museum in Turkey, was discovered by chance in 2016. This 4-ton limestone relief depicts the conquest of a fortress and the arrival of prisoners before the king

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The cuneiform inscriptions on this pair of gold earrings state that these earrings were a gift from king Shulgi, the second King of Ur III Dynasty . Housed at the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq.

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The cuneiform inscriptions on this pair of gold earrings state that these earrings were a gift from king Shulgi, the second King of Ur III Dynasty . Housed at the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq.

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Sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II, king of Sidon 539-525 BC. It was unearthed from an ancient necropolis near Sidon, Lebanon, imported from Egypt, but inscribed in Phoenician language. When found, it was the first and largest Phoenician inscription ever discovered in Phoenicia proper...

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Sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II, king of Sidon 539-525 BC. It was unearthed from an ancient necropolis near Sidon, Lebanon, imported from Egypt, but inscribed in Phoenician language. When found, it was the first and largest Phoenician inscription ever discovered in Phoenicia proper...

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Apollo of Gaza, in 2012 a Palestinian fisherman from Gaza recovered the Ancient Greek bronze statue of Apollo and put it up for sale for $500k on EBay. The statue, more than 2000 years old, was seized by police and never seen again.

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Apollo of Gaza, in 2012 a Palestinian fisherman from Gaza recovered the Ancient Greek bronze statue of Apollo and put it up for sale for $500k on EBay. The statue, more than 2000 years old, was seized by police and never seen again.

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A rather eclectic collection of medieval manuscripts from the 12th to 15th Centuries, recently acquired, all produced in France. There are charters, letters, and several bound records. The oldest piece is an inventory notice dated May 1241, for one Pierre de Castela

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A rather eclectic collection of medieval manuscripts from the 12th to 15th Centuries, recently acquired, all produced in France. There are charters, letters, and several bound records. The oldest piece is an inventory notice dated May 1241, for one Pierre de Castela

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World’s oldest complaint a Babylonian clay table from 1750 BC, the complaint was written in Akkadian cuneiform by a man named Nanni to a merchant named Ea-nasir, expressing dissatisfaction with the quality of copper delivered

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World’s oldest complaint a Babylonian clay table from 1750 BC, the complaint was written in Akkadian cuneiform by a man named Nanni to a merchant named Ea-nasir, expressing dissatisfaction with the quality of copper delivered

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Built in 2500 BCE, the site of Mohenjo-Daro, in Pakistan, was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, and one of the world's earliest major cities, contemporaneous with the civilisations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Minoan Crete, and Norte Chico

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Built in 2500 BCE, the site of Mohenjo-Daro, in Pakistan, was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, and one of the world's earliest major cities, contemporaneous with the civilisations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Minoan Crete, and Norte Chico

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The 2300-year-old Chu Silk Manuscript discovered in a Warring States period tomb from the state of Chu. The document contains 926 ancient characters in 3 sections, each of which involves some aspect of the lunisolar Chinese calendar. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, D.C.

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The 2300-year-old Chu Silk Manuscript discovered in a Warring States period tomb from the state of Chu. The document contains 926 ancient characters in 3 sections, each of which involves some aspect of the lunisolar Chinese calendar. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, D.C.

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Firangi sword,gold-damascened royal emblems, and Arabic-Persian inscriptions. The blade bears invocations to Zulfiqar, the monogram of south indian qutubshahi sultan Abdullah Qutb Shah,signs royal ownership,a royal seal depicting a lion confronting a mythical beast,salarmuseum

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Firangi sword,gold-damascened royal emblems, and Arabic-Persian inscriptions. The blade bears invocations to Zulfiqar, the monogram of south indian qutubshahi sultan Abdullah Qutb Shah,signs royal ownership,a royal seal depicting a lion confronting a mythical beast,salarmuseum

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